Formatted, direct-access READ statements translate data from
character to binary form by using format specifications for editing
(if any). The translated data is assigned to the entities in the I/O
list in the order in which the entities appear, from left to right.

Values can be transferred to objects of intrinsic or derived types.
For derived types, values of intrinsic types are transferred to
the components of intrinsic types that ultimately make up these
structured objects.

For data transfer, the file must be positioned so that the record
read is a formatted record or an end-of-file record.

If the number of I/O list items is less than the number of
fields in an input record, the statement ignores the excess fields.

If the number of I/O list items is greater than the
number of fields in an input record, the input record is padded
with blanks. However, if PAD='NO' was
specified for file connection, the input list and file specification
must not require more characters from the record than it contains.
If more characters are required and nonadvancing input is in effect,
an end-of-record condition occurs.

If the format specification specifies another record, the record
number is increased by one as each subsequent record is read by that
input statement.

Examples

The following example shows a formatted, direct-access READ
statement: